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Submissions from 2004

Prognostic evaluation and review of immunohistochemically detected disseminated tumor cells in peritumoral lymph nodes of patients with pN0 colorectal cancer., James Mueller MD

Safety and efficacy of anastrozole for the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial., Edward Reiter MD

Human microvascular endothelial cells immortalized with human telomerase catalytic protein: a model for the study of in vitro angiogenesis, Rong Shao

Profile of chest trauma in a level I trauma center., Richard Wait MD and Imtiaz Munshi MD

Liability tort reform - not a done deal, Ronald Burkman MD

A calcified lesion on abdominal X-ray., K Francis Lee MD

Coping with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Grace Makari-Judson MD

A unique pattern of injury secondary to seatbelt-related blunt abdominal trauma., Imtiaz Munshi MD

Loss of heterozygosity occurs via mitotic recombination in Trp53+/- mice and associates with mammary tumor susceptibility of the BALB/c strain., Christopher Otis MD and D Joseph Jerry

Inflammatory fibroid polyps are not inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors., Liron Pantanowitz MD

The effect of matching comprehensive services to patients' needs on drug use improvement in addiction treatment., Peter D. Friedmann, James C. Hendrickson, Dean R. Gerstein, and Zhiwei Zhang

Information-sharing in out-of-hospital disaster response: the future role of information technology., Jeffrey Arnold MD and K Francis Lee MD

Treating hypertension in patients with diabetes., Evan Benjamin MD

Reproductive factors and risk of breast carcinoma in a study of white and African-American women., Ronald Burkman MD

E-mail communication between pediatricians and their patients., Robert Gerstle MD

Timing is everything., Thomas Higgins MD

Variations in influenza vaccination among the elderly., Stephenie C. Lemon, William Rakowski, Melissa A. Clark, Jason Roy, and Peter D. Friedmann

Use of antihypertensive agents in the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke., Peter Lindenauer MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Penny Pekow

Experience with cryopreserved cadaveric femoral vein allografts used for hemodialysis access., Robert Madden MD, Alexander Kurbanov MD, and George Lipkowitz MD

Contralateral breast cancer: factors associated with stage and size at presentation., Grace Makari-Judson MD and Wilson Mertens MD

Association of admission date with cancer patient survival at a regional hospice: utility of a statistical process control analysis., Wilson Mertens MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Evan Benjamin MD

Charcot-Leyden crystals: pathology and diagnostic utility., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Ligneous (pseudomembranous) inflammation involving the female genital tract associated with type-1 plasminogen deficiency., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Antenatal necrotic injury in severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. A case and review., Michael Plevyak MD

Acute resting myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with diabetes mellitus: results from the Emergency Room Assessment of Sestamibi for Evaluation of Chest Pain (ERASE Chest Pain) trial., J. Hector Pope MD

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of a long-acting growth hormone (GH) preparation (nutropin depot) in GH-deficient children., Edward Reiter MD

Scaling or normalising maximum oxygen uptake to predict 1-mile run time in boys., Thomas Rowland MD

Beckman Access versus the Bayer ACS:180 and the Abbott AxSYM cardiac Troponin-I real-time immunoassays: an observational prospective study., Howard Smithline MD and Robert Baevsky MD

The effectiveness of wireless telephone communication technology on ambient noise level reduction within the ED., Howard Smithline MD and Robert Baevsky MD

Does morphine change the physical examination in patients with acute appendicitis, Howard Smithline MD, Jeannette Wolfe MD, Jane Garb, and Viriato Fiallo MD

Patient encounter time intervals in the evaluation of emergency department patients requiring abdominopelvic CT: oral contrast versus no contrast, Jeannette Wolfe MD, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, Bret Coughlin MD, and Steve Lee MD

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Anatomic variations of the radial artery: significance when harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, Richard Engelman MD, John Rousou MD, Joseph Flack MD, David Deaton MD, and Daniel Engelman MD

Feasibility of thoracoscopic U-clip esophageal anastomosis: an alternative for esophageal atresia reconstruction., Gregory Banever MD, Michael Tirabassi MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, Stanley Konefal MD, Edward Reiter MD, and Richard Wait MD

Diabetes translation research: where are we and where do we want to be?, Evan Benjamin MD

Internal medicine-pediatrics residency training: current program trends and outcomes., Samuel Borden MD

Driving and older adults: the physician's role., Maura Brennan MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Syed Hussain MD

Legionella pneumonia: the spectrum continues to expand., Richard Brown MD

Costs and net health effects of contraceptive methods., Ronald Burkman MD

Population-based newborn screening for genetic disorders when multiple mutation DNA testing is incorporated: a cystic fibrosis newborn screening model demonstrating increased sensitivity but more carrier detections., Robert Gerstle MD

Altered basal inferior/posterior geometry directly contributes to leaflet tethering in functional ischemic mitral regurgitation., Leng Jiang MD and William Hiser MD

Tracheostomy scar revision using acellular dermal matrix allograft., Melissa Johnson MD

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) a plausible explanation for the recent increase in large breast tumors, Wilson Mertens MD, Deborah Katz MD, Richard Arenas MD, and Grace Makari-Judson MD

Prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor and cyclooxygenase 2 expression in patients receiving preoperative chemoradiation for esophageal cancer., James Mueller MD

Commenting on "Vulvar langerhans cell histocytosis: a case report and review of the literature", Christopher Otis MD

Carotid body tumor (paraganglioma)., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Crohn's disease of the esophagus., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Cardiac responses to progressive upright exercise in adult male cyclists., Thomas Rowland MD

Frequency of adverse reactions in apheresis patients having same day intravascular access device placement., Chester Andrzejewski MD

Extra-catheter venous thrombosis associated with intravenous immune globulin therapy in two patients undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange., Chester Andrzejewski MD and Vandita Johari MD

Vital sign changes in patients undergoing platelet transfusion therapy., Chester Andrzejewski MD, Theresa Stec, Timothy Lacy MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Mark Collins MD

Assessment: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology., Carmel Armon MD

Neuromuscular disorders. Highlights of the American Academy of Neurology 56th Annual meeting, Carmel Armon MD

Impact of an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome on a hospital in Taiwan, ROC., Jeffrey Arnold MD

May we live in interesting times--Society of General Internal Medicine clinician-educators respond to new challenges in graduate medical education., Stewart Babbott MD

Antipyretic effectiveness of intravenous ketorolac tromethamine., Robert Baevsky MD and Howard Smithline MD

Lipid-lowering therapy and in-hospital mortality following major noncardiac surgery., Evan Benjamin MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Penny Pekow

Maternal vascular underperfusion: nosology and reproducibility of placental reaction patterns., Theonia Boyd MD

Absence of an effect of injectable and implantable progestin-only contraceptives on subsequent risk of breast cancer., Ronald Burkman MD

Comorbid factitious and conversion disorders., Lewis Cohen MD

Diagnoses and presenting symptoms in an infant psychiatry clinic: comparison of two diagnostic systems., Kenneth Frankel MD

Doxercalciferol safely suppresses PTH levels in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with chronic kidney disease stages 3 and 4., Michael Germain MD

Acute renal failure and hyperkalaemia associated with cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors., Michael Germain MD, Gregory Braden MD, Michael H. O'Shea MD, and Jeffrey Mulhern MD

Follow-up study of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) Pap tests with a negative initial biopsy result, stratified by conventional versus ThinPrep Pap Methods, Robert Goulart MD, Q Jackie Cao MD, Maryanne Hornish, and Margaret Assaad MD

Making it count twice: turning quality improvement into research., Peter Lindenauer MD

A Structured spiritual service for cancer patients and families: Analysis of attendee responses., Wilson Mertens MD and Donald Higby MD

High-resolution imaging of the thyroid gland using optical coherence tomography., Liron Pantanowitz MD

The scratch test., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Limited prognostic value of a staging system for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome., Michael Plevyak MD

The impact of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and bundle branch block on the triage and outcome of ED patients with a suspected acute coronary syndrome: a multicenter study., J. Hector Pope MD

All dysuria is local. A cost-effectiveness model for designing, Michael Rothberg MD

Association of the timing of ST-segment resolution with TIMI myocardial perfusion grade in acute myocardial infarction., Marc Schweiger MD

Will I Pass the Boards?, Stewart Babbott MD and Kevin Hinchey MD

Dissection headache sine stroke., George Baquis MD and Brian W. Smith MD

The potential preventability of postoperative myocardial infarction: underuse of perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade., Evan Benjamin MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Nancy Hoople

Breaking bad news., Maura Brennan MD

Caring for those left behind., Maura Brennan MD

End of life decisions., Maura Brennan MD

Outcomes of the first residency program Geriatric Medicine Track., Maura Brennan MD and Sandra Bellantonio MD

Severe hyponatremia after initiation of hydrochlorothiazide Therapy for Hypertension., Maura Brennan MD and Kurt Diebold MD

Paradoxical embolism induced stroke in elderly women., Maura Brennan MD and Jay Steingrub MD

Surgical site infections in cardiac surgery: an 11-year perspective., Richard Brown MD and Richard Engelman MD

Safety concerns and health benefits associated with oral contraception., Ronald Burkman MD

Endoscopic 6 mm zilver self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) for malignant obstruction of the bifurcation: a pilot study, David Desilets MD

Acceleration of Integra incorporation in complex tissue defects with subatmospheric pressure., Anoush Hadaegh MD

Clinical utility of folic acid testing for anemia and dementia screen., Kevin Hinchey MD and M Javed Ashraf MD

Renal effects of topiramate in children with seizures., Anthony Jackson MD, Herbert Gilmore MD, Beth Rosen MD, Sarah Barnett MD, Gregory Braden MD, Dina Kornblau MD, and Jane Garb

Quality of care for hospitalized elders at high risk of delirium., Peter Lindenauer MD, Maura Brennan MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Sik Ang MD

Analysis of on-line clinical laboratory manuals and practical recommendations., Liron Pantanowitz MD

Organ of Chievitz., Liron Pantanowitz MD

The clinically inapparent adrenal mass: update in diagnosis and management., Michael Rothberg MD

Meta-analysis of warfarin plus aspirin after myocardial infarction., Michael Rothberg MD, Carmel Celestin MD, and James Cook MD

Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid (MSAF) increases C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and duration of Antibiotic (ABX) administration in neonates with Respiratory Distress (RD)., Robert Rothstein MD

Analysis of errors in laparoscopic surgical procedures., Neal Seymour MD

Patient recruitment to a randomized clinical trial of behavioral therapy for chronic heart failure., Mara Slawsky MD

Do adolescents treated with orlistat maintain weight loss?, Holley Allen MD

Effect of slice thickness on image quality and the accuracy of gated computed tomography scanning for coronary calcium., Ehsan Ansari MD and George Hartnell MD

Occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War veterans., Carmel Armon MD

Physician leadership: enhancing the career development of academic physician administrators and leaders., Evan Benjamin MD

Tight glycemic control in diabetic coronary artery bypass graft patients improves perioperative outcomes and decreases recurrent ischemic events., Stuart Chipkin MD

Application of World Health Organization (WHO) Criteria to the Classification of eloprolifertive and Myelodyplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases., Jonathan Freeman MD